Experience Scotland through my eyes

克拉亨村莊與大西洋之橋(Clachan Village and Atlantic Bridge)

奧本西南方有個名為希爾(Isle of Seil)的島，跟本島阿蓋爾(Argyll)最窄的地方不過間隔十幾公尺，因此在1792年動工造橋連結兩地，由約翰史蒂文生(John Stevenson)設計，工程師羅伯特麥因(Robert MyIne)興建，1793年完工。這座石砌的橋，可以承受四十噸重，橋面很狹窄，大巴士要通過也相當勉強。蓋爾語Clach Na Sula，一般熟知的稱呼是克拉亨橋或大西洋橋。

過了橋之後會看到一間白色小屋，上面掛著蓋爾語標示「Tigh an Truish Inn(褲子之屋)」。這間屋子起源於1745年詹姆士黨起義(Jacobite rebellions)，帶頭的英俊王子失敗後，為了報復蘇格蘭人，從此禁止穿蘇格蘭裙。從外島居民要到本島時候，就得停在這個地方，換上褲子才能到不列顛本島。有首民謠「Donald, where is your trousers?(唐納，你的褲子在那兒?)」，就是在描述這個時期的故事，高地居民唐納總是穿著蘇格蘭裙，當他從天空島要去本島的時候，發現他沒有褲子可穿。

I've just come down

From the Isle of Skye

I'm not very big and I'm awful shy

And the lassies shout when I go by

Donald, where's your troosers

Let the wind blow high

Let the wind blow low

Through the streets

In my kilt, I'll go

All the lassies say hello

Donald, where's your troosers

A lassie took me to a ball

And it was slippery in the hall

And I was feared that I would fall

For I had nae on my troosers

Now I went down to London Town

And I had some fun in the underground

The ladies turned their heads around

Saying, Donald, where are your trousers

To wear the kilt is my delight

It is not wrong I know it's right

The Highlanders would get a fright

If they saw me in the trousers

The lassies want me every one

Well, let them catch me if they can

You canna take the breaks

If a Highland man

And I don't wear the troosers

Donald, where's your troosers

Donald, where's your troo